Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1926-05-24
- Day of Death2015-12-16 (89 years)
- Place of BirthTokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Also Known As-
Noboru Andō
Biography
Noboru Ando (Japanese: 安藤 昇, Hepburn: Andō Noboru, 24 May 1926 – 16 December 2015) was a Japanese actor, writer and former yakuza. He is known for utilizing his experiences as a criminal in his many roles in yakuza films. He had a large knife scar on his left cheek, the result of a brawl with a Korean gangster as a young man.[1]
Acting Career
- 1979
Down with The Big Boss
As: Shozo Hanamori
- 1976
Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex
As: Noboru Ando
- 1976
The Sea of Genkai
As: Kondo
- 1975
Graveyard of Honor
As: Ryunosuke Nozu
- 1974
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
As: Unokichi Kaizu
- 1974
The Homeless
As: Senzo Hikawa
- 1974
Violent Streets
As: Egawa Koichi
- 1973
Yakuza of the Present
As: Mitsuo Kurata
1973A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
As: Iketani
- 1972
Street Mobster
As: Boss Yato
- 1971
The Wolves
As: Gunjiro Ozeki
- 1971
Sympathy for the Underdog
As: Noburo Kudo
1969Showdown at Nagasaki
As: Ryukichi Koiwa
1969Penitentiary Brothers
As: Naoji Iwamoto
1969Japan Organized Crime Boss
As: Ooba
1968Secret Information
As: Mamoru Sagara
1967A Story from Abashiri Prison—Duel in Snow Storm
As: Todoroki
1967Parole
As: Shinsuke Gunji
1967Organized Violence II
As: Kenji Kunisaki
1967Eighteen Years in Prison
As: Kawada
1966By a Man's Face Shall You Know Him
As: Shuichi Amamiya
1966Flame and the Code
As: Shin Nanjô